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• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  "just to get into college" instead of encouraging them to follow their hearts and true passions. I mentioned to the group that at MIT we look for ... in order of priority). (We'll pause here to clarify for the record that

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? Prelude.

  

  is startled. I'm sure. But I'm going to do it anyways. I've lost the ... incredibly good) Short Story, the context of which has absolutely nothing to do ... the title because it's beautiful. It's ambiguous. And it pertains to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  the last several months, as you have been waiting to find out your ... Saturday morning Columbia science program. I took the city bus to my public ... will soon experience: the chance to learn with - and from - students from

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Defying Gravity

  

  sweat* I know you are counting down (consciously or unconsciously) to the hour of the decision release. Many of you will be glued to your computer ... abroad, the greatest lesson I have learnt and want to share with you all

  • by Linh V. '13
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / People & Identities

  what is and isn’t me (rush, part 1) and the somewhat methodical unraveling of self

  

  raised to stand by my beliefs; the things I think to be true about life ... , however, the important thing to note is that for the past two years, I have ... ) meant something vastly, vastly different than it seems to mean for the

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • October 7, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Watch the 2.009 webcast tonight at 7:15PM ET!

  

  prototype. The large teams must work effectively to realize this task, so ... , and covered by MIT News, the Boston Globe, and other media outlets. The ... . led the winning Pink Team and took a leave from MIT to become the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Building 56 It's really boring. You may not even want to bother reading it.

  

  last post. Arjun and Vicki C were the first two to solve it, followed by ... , building 56. It sits right at the end of the infinite, next to the NEWLY ... and there's also some doors that lead to Stata or the Green Building

  • by Snively '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  “we have the winter olympics at home” the winter olympics at home:

  

  choice of MIT, I mean it. I'm on a mission to spread the New England winter propaganda, and that means more snow shenanigans! This time brought to you by ... summons me at 10:00 pm to accompany her on the most random and hilarious

  • by Allison E. '27
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Events

  some food around boston plus a random ski pic!

  

  Bridge to get on the Boston side, there's Santouka, which is a fairly ... be doing better: close to MIT, there's Sapporo Ramen in the H-Mart at ... special occasion. The place I went to last week was Ganko Ittetsu in

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  101 questions we’ve asked ourselves at MIT we're all just trying to figure it/life/ourselves out

  

  am discovering who I am and building the person I want to be. I am learning the opportunities and obstacles attached to autonomy. I ... you that these questions barely scratch the surface as we continue to

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 27, 2020
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of study abroad programs are available?

  Interested in studying abroad for an academic year in the U.K. or a semester in South Africa? Want to improve your foreign language skills by spending a summer in China or heading to Spain during the month of January
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MOUT Training Exercise With UNH ROTC [by CDT Vikram Mittal] When UNH asked our battalion to supply people to act as…

  

  people to act as insurgents and hostages, I jumped at the opportunity. The ... from ideal, and the ride was a bit shaky. The cadet next to me vomited up ... began to snow lightly and the scenery can only be described as being like

  • by ROTC
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  career fair haikus this post contains your Daily Value of sodium

  

  😤   I approached the stand  $old my self, car, home, and soul To ... 🎶Will the stars align? 🎶 🎶Will my interviews go fine?🎶 🎶Will the ... Please 🙏please 🙏please 🙏please 🙏please    Regina: "Get in loser

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • August 28, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Happy Pi Day

  

  to pick up your UMA pi day T-shirt! All contest winners get pi ... you to the Pie + Ice Cream Study Break! Tuesday, 3.14 @ 7 PM Student ... in room 2-102** the UMA (undergraduate math association) will be

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 14, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are GIRs?

  social sciences to getting rigorous training within their area of ... the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. During your first semester, most of your program will involve the GIRs, which will lay the
• Blog / Admissions

  Sleep is Overrated (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ann '14!

  

  prefrosh that passed by dorm common rooms. Not to mention that CPW was the ... to worry about work. This was by far the most exciting experience I ... ,” it sounded pretty vague to me. Despite the massive listings of events

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  The MySpace Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part two.

  

  . How old are you? 32 003. What is the link to your website, blog, or ... " 049. Song you've listened to? RHCP, track 9 on CD#1 of the new record, whatever that is 050. (Who was the last) person you've spoken to on the phone

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] Those Kids in Uniform Everything you didn't ask to know about ROTC

  

  wanted to answer some of the questions I get the most, and provide specific ... . Basically, it’s training to become an officer in the U.S. Military. ROTC gives students the opportunity to complete that training while they are in college

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  quick thoughts to keep up my new years resolution

  

  wanted to update with some thoughts and things since the spring semester ... and talking with people, I made the ultimate decision to drop 6.009. I ... happier! I have a lot more time in the day, now. I can use the time to go to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore accumulations because i miss show and tell

  

  This week, as classes began to die down, I told a friend: "the only ... be the year when things 'get real', at least as a Mech-e, and I found ... to your second year than the "sophomore slump", and certainly much more

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • May 6, 2025